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Silver Handles.

New York Mail: The rage for silver
handles for canes, umbrellas, and para
soils has reached such a stage that de-
signers are almost at their wits end for
new and novel patterns to satisfy the
public. In conversation withsa repre-
sentative of one of the leading dealers
yesterday reporter for the Mail and
Express learned that no less than twenty
men are kept busy the year around by
the firm in designing aud making silver
and gold handles. In silver alone,
since the rage began, over 600 different
designs have been brought out by this
one firm. Just now there is big de-
nd for these handles in solid silver.
One Of the most popular is in imitation
OF buckhorn, and is worth $40.
Another of the latest patterns is a
crook, containing on one side, in raised
letters, the name of the owner in fac
smile Of his handwriting. Fully a
thousand of these have already been
sold, though tits a very recent desi ON.
A handle of this kind is worth So. so,
and 30 cents additional is charged per
letter. A novelty in this line is piece
OF carved wood usually an Indians
head (Which is silver plated. Another
odd design is a miniature imitation of a
stump, with a match box in the top and
a corkscrew in the handle.
Other popular patterns are a horses
hoof, branch Of a tree with a beetle up
on on it, an eagles head, a key, ducks
head, piece Of wood with an alligator
upon it, ball with fish in raised work.
aud q claw grasping ball. For the
handles of parasols and ladies' umbrel-
las the newest styles are large rings and
crooks in imitation of twisted cord
1t takes ten days to perfect design
and produce it in silver after it has
been decided upon. They first carve
the design in wood. Then it is plaster
of Paris and an impression is taken
That is sent to the foundry and cast
is made. When it comes from the foun-
dry it is of course in a very rough state,
and itrequires days to bring out its fine
points by filing. This requires very
skillful workmen. Then the die is
ready to be used. The die is placed
Under a large drop-hammer, like a trip
hammer, and the pounding continues
until half the handle is produced. The
other half is, made in the same way,
and the two are soldered together
That also has to be done with much
skill. Then it is taken to the chaser,
and after that to the finisher and polisher.
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ST, PAU. MINI. March 4. 1897

81. 1AUL, mlHn., Marcn 4, 1851.
This was the last day of the Legislative
session though in reality yesterday was the
last working day. All bills must be signed
by the officers of the Senate and House be-
fore the session closes and the object Of the
session on the closing day is to give the en-
rolling clerks time to complete their work
and have the bills signed by the officers
There Is really no business that can be done
on this closing day and accordingly the
time while they are waiting ia given up to
presentations, amusements, burlesque reso-
buttons and social intercourse among the
members n To-day was mo exception to
Ehe rue tt3 Inc Senate Which
the House was fully as boisterous as the
junior branch: Members were packing up
their papers and documents and many of
the documents were flying about The
heads OF the Senators. a handsome frame
containing portraits Of all the Senators was
witha gold headed cane. A gold headed
cane was also presented to the secretary OF
the Senate, Mr.. Cutter The only alb solute
business transacted in the Senate, was the
election OF the president protein. The
nominations were Senator Buchanan, Ward,
presented as the nominee of the
being Republicans. Mr., acheffer
declined in ad ance to be q candidate and
urged the senators not to vote for him. The
first ballot stood Buchanan 16. Ward 8,
second ballot all nominees we're withdrawn
excepting Buchanan and lDurant and the
vote stood Buchanan 81 and Durant g.
Senator buchanan made q very happy
speech or thanks and was heartily ap-
P aa1 he has been very popular as
during the entire session and his election
for the position was almost a foragone con-
ciusion. In the House tina bArlesaue resolu-
lions occupied a large share Of the time.
handsomely famed groupo the members
OF the entire Legislature was presented
Captain Snyder of Minneapolis in a very
clever speech stated that in behalf OF frienfis
IN the Senate and many manhera he pre-
sented the House q Rortlait Of Mr.. Donnelly
and requested ito acceptance with the un-
deEstaHding that 1t was to be placed on the
y walls OF the chamber; Tho house accepted
1t very heartily and Mr.. Donnelly made
very pleasant speech of thanks It was
about half past twelve when it was an
lnOunced in both the Senate and House that
all the enrolled bills had been signed BIZ
the officers of the respective bodies and
the Legislature adjourned sine die.
Most Of the members, left on afternoon
and evening trains for their homes
and the Merchants Hotel which had bee.
the. reHde1v Gus for the winter seemed quite
dull and lonesome this, evening AS the
laws L. will soon appear in detail in this paper
fa naIa yyam1d Sc t. l1ecaPitglat
tell just what had haaA passed or what wifi
become laws. The Governor has until the
9Th Of March to pass upon bills pefora HIM
and probably number will tell to meet his
approval app 50,
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nails is Of a peaceable and conciliatory
disposition. He who has the nail Of
his thumb slightly notched is regular
glutton, even nibbling at himself, as,
when having nothing eatable at hand,
he falls to biting his own fngernails.
And, lastly, he who keeps his nails ir-
regularly cut is hasty and determined.
Men who have not the patience to cut
their nails properly generally come to
grief; most of them commit suicide or
get married. We advise the fair sex to
keep their eyes on the nails of intended
husbands if they are to look for happi
ness in their welded life
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL

SENATE. March The, closing hours
of the 49th Congress are not notable for
anything, unless it be the dignity and deco
rum that prevailed. The great appropria-
ton bills were all duly passed, and the only
one concerning which any doubt existed
was the deficiency bill, but that will not
require an extra session OF Congress The
President and members of the Cabinet re-
manned on duty at the W ite House nearly all
night in consideration of the bills trans
mitted from congress. The bills for the
redemption Of the trade dollars and the
lanti-poly gamy bill have become laws with
out the Executive signature. The post
office appropriation bill was finally pulled
through BY . narrow marrggIIn' in $
HOUSE, March s3-Two vetoed pri-
vate pension bills were brought forward
but failed to pass. Tie Senate bill to re-
peal the tenure of Office act passed 172 to
67. The bill accepting certain lands near
,Chicagotfo for military purposes passed 147 to
the rules and pass the Senate bill for a
pension to Mrs. Gen. Logan. The motion
was lost, Yeas 145. Nays, lib, not two-thirds
in the affirmative At the evening session
number of private bills passed, also the
Senate bill for public building at Dayton,
133, Nays g.
SENATE, March At 5 minutes to
IL, by the clock. the Senate Of the 4eth Con-
gress adjourned The fertilization bill
failed because Of the disagreement Of the
two houses, the Senate standing out for its
$40, 100000 bill, and the House, which had
named SIT ,OO0, 600 in its bill being unwilling
to agree to the twenty three million addi-
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

Dir. W1NDTHoRsT, Prince Bismarck s
chief foe in the Reichstag, is described
as little man very ugly to look at,
with eyes like frog and mouth reach
ing from ear to ear, He is opposed to
Bismarck ostensibly on patriotic but
really on personal grounds, his griev-
ance being that in 1866 by the annexa-
ion of Hanover he was eliminated from
a fat office which he had held in that
Kingdom. "t f. ata3ie sid & fitla
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What Finger Nails Tell.

He who has white spots on his nails
is fond of the society of ladies, but is
tickle in, his attachments. He who
keeps them well rounded at the tip is a
proud maa, He whose nails. are de-
taohed. from the finger at the further
extremities, and when cut showing q
larger portion of the finger than usual,
ought never to get married, as ii would
be a wonder II he were master in his
own house, for short nails betoken pa-
tience, good-nature, and, above all.
resignation under severe trials,
Nails which remain lQne after being
cut level with the finger end are sign On
OF generosity. Transparent nails with
light red mark a cheerful, gentle, ans.
amiable disposition. Lovers with
transparent nails usually carry their
passion to the verge of madness. If
you come across q man with long and
pointed nails you may take Ii for
granted that he isleither 4 player Of
the guitar, q tailor, OF. an attorney.
he who keeps his nails somewhat
long, round, and tipped with black is a
romantic poet. Any one having the
nail of his left thumb all streaked, as
though it had been stained with snuff.
is sure to be a4schoolmaster. Thick
nails indicate obstinacy and illnature.
He whose nails are dirty all over is 4
recluse, g philosopher, a eompositor, or
a dyer, a man with yellow nails is
one who indulges In every species Of
vice, that Of smoking being the most
pred minant. Be careful not to con-
found with these such as are in the
habit Of peeling their oranges without
a knife. sass
The owner of very round and smooth
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Faith Failed to Cure.

Oneonta (New York; Herald, Feb.
II: The sudden death at West Lau-
rens Tuesday Of Matte Smith, the
lovely 16-year-old daughter and only
child Of Charles Smith, after having
been restored to health through the
medium of Mrs. Edwards of Morris -of
faith-cure notoriety-will doubtless do
much toward bringing to their senses
many of the unreasonable believers in
the power of faith to do what. the best
physicians have failed indoing. Matte
Smith wasvery i'll of inflammation of the
bowels. Drs., Green OF, West .Laurens,
Pomeroy of West Oneonta, and Nc
Clellan Of Garrattsyille had a consulta-
ton over her case Fridayand al agreed
that the chance for her recovery was
very slight. Il .'s3s '..'f t.'@.s 4'..tz,
At this time some one suggested re-
sorting to the faith cure, and Mrs
I Edwards, who is reported to have made
some remarkable cures by means of
prayer, was sent for. She arrived at
the house of Mr.. Smith at about IL
o'clock Saturday night, and proceeded
to the sick room and prayed for the
restoration Of Miss Smith, who, told
that faith only was necessary for ,recoy-
cry, appeared to grow better under the
excitelnant, and toward morning a'ose
dressed herself and partookI of
breakfast with the family During the
forenoon Mrs. Edwards, to show, it IS
supposed. the genuineness of the "cure, .
said that the young lady must take a
idein a cutter, and, Notwithstanding
her disease would forbid the act. must
walk to the sleigh which she did de-
spite q protest from the parents. She
was drawn about the yard in the cutter
and on, returning to the house was pro-
nounced fully cured, Mrs, Edwards re-
turning to her home in Morris. "A
message was sent to DR.. Mcclellan and
to Pr. Pomeroy something as follows:
.You need not come. Matte up and
dressed and well.'' Toward evening,
however, Miss Smith began to grow
worse, and Mrs Edwards was again
sent for; but. though she came and re-
sorted once more to prayer the young
lady continued to grow worse, and died
as. stated Tuesday morning. the physi-
eians not again seeing her,
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IN THE EAST.
On the 9Th. an accident occurred

On the 9Th. an accident occurred to
q passenger train on the Pemberton &
Hightown branch Of the Pennsylvania
railroad at Sharon near Hightown, in con
sequence of a broken rail- The mail car
and passenger cars were thrown from the
track and the former was burned and all
the mail destroyed. A. A.. Perrins of
Hightown, was killed and Levi Wilson, of
Camden, conductor OF the train, was SCI
riouslyi if not fatally injured. Superintend-
ent Barnard sent a number of physicians
up on q special train to look after the in
jured.
a colored man, who keeps the
Pennsylvania railroad ferry house clean
picked up small glass bottle from behind
the door of the gentlemen's toilet room in
the depot at midnight, The bottle, which
contained some kind Of an acid, exploded
in his hand and the flooring caught fire.
Fer time it looked as though the big
fire apparatus was brought out, and the
fire was extinguished before any. serious
damage had been done. A man named
Thomas HeRpessy has been arrested on
suspicion. slaa sa5ts5.8 $F,
f The long contest In the New Jersey
legislature over the election Of a United
ASCoGCo oCAuCOA We1o O4NO% VA tA0 hsAAO3 ny
the election of Rufus Blodgett, to succeed
Senator Sewell The result was brought
about by Republicans voting tor Blodgett
to defeat GOV. Leon Albeit. Mr.. Blodgett
is railroad man, So years of age and a
prominent Democrat though a strong pro.
tective tariff partisan It is said he will
vote with the Republicans to organize the
Senate. ttsi
At five O clock Tuesday morning fire
broke out Ia the store of Nicoll the Tailor,
in the Bowery at New York City, doing
damage to the amount Of SGO, 900, The fire
blockaded the elevated railroad, and when
the trains started the narrow footpath by
the side Of the track was so shaken that
passengers were thrown to the street below,
three being instantly killed and two others
injured so that they died in a few hours. III.
Massachusetts shoe manufacturers is
sue manifesto to the effect that the ex-
,orbitant demands of labor have caused 81
900, 900 loss Of wages and trade. 5.9
At II fire in a tenement row in a New
York City, on the 4th, two colored women
were burned up, u
j. w. Low & Sons tannery at Cam
bridge, Mass, was damaged $4,000 by fire,
on the 4th f @s.f1a i5ft5
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

C. T. GUERNSEY of the Macon (Ga.
Bicycle Club proposes to ride his
wheel this summer from Niagara Falls
to Macon, distance of about 1000
miles by wagon route. He will 60 by
the way of Cincinnati, Memphis, Chat
tanooga, and Atlanta. @
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

AUGUST BELMoNT's real name is
Schoenberg. When he came to this
country from Germany he assumed the
name he now bears. Mr. Belmont is q
very ordinary appearing man, and walks
with limp 't- So 2"t5t.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

A NATIONAL Executive Committee
was selected by the Union Labor Con-
vention at Cincinnati. Among the
Western members are: J. B. Clark.
Illinos: Thomars Gruelle, Indiana; w,
H. Babb, Iowa; w. B. Vincent, Kan
sas; E. Hull, Nebraska.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

KlNcH KITCHEN, living near ,Talla-
poosa, says he has not been the least
mad or vexed in fifteen years. Mr..
Kitchen says fifteen years ago he swore
off from getting mad and has kept his
resolution from that day till this
Probably there is not another kitchen
in the country with similar record #
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

Mrs. NOAH, once famous actress,
is still living at Rochester, in her 8Oth
year. She says she has not looked into
Il glass for three years. and win never
do so again, because she does rot wish
to die Of fright from beholding the eyi-
dence Of her great age. She has prom
ised to plsy Lady Macbeth for a benefit
to be give in June. rs,
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

Ex-Gov. CURTIN was recently called
upon by a soldiers widow. for whom
he had secured a pension, and given
half a dozen kisses in public for the as
sistance he had rendered a ~
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Sensation ia High Life.

The little nerve plant Moxie has just cap
tured the place. The men drink Moxie and
talk OF the revolution in drinks The won
en- hurrah for the drink and take in the rev
olutlon Every tired or nervous woman
should have s. drink of Moxie, and if She
once gets taste, you can not keep it from
her and it is no use to try. 80
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

BENJAMIN T. ROBBINS, who died
in Arizona recently, was captain Of the
ship Golden Hind, which was wrecked
years ago on the Falkland islands.
After that fearful and memorable expe-
rience he never went to see again.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

II was an old oriental doctrine that ,y,sfn-
en- have no souls More enlightened I'M
osePhy comedies that they have purer. tina sr-
more exalted souls than men But tl,ex 81.
TOE often contained in feeble. s,ffser inc
bodies, which hamper and retard their fuii
n man4s ineaan+ For al those painful ali
.Fayorite Prescription is the best snac;s,s :.
IN the world, and is sold under pdsit;xe.
guarantee that il will do all that is CLAIMED
ZOE d,,, IL. Erica reduced to one dollar. Br
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

A MRS. WEST Of Red Bank, n. j.,
has eloped twice with the same man.
She couldn't go West, SO she took the
other fellow and went to Canada.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

LILLE DEvEREUx BLAZE edits a
woman's paper which Is called the
Question The selection Of this papers
title was q stroke Of genius.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

JUDGE THOMAS M. JOSEPH, Treasur-l
or of the Grand Lodge Of Odd-Fellows
of Texas, has lost 1923, 1s5 Of thelodge's.
money in speculation.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

IT is stated that fully 5000, 600 has
already been put up on the great ocean
yatch race, with the Dauntless as the
favorit.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

DIsHc' u LIAM MERCER GREEN of
Mississi ppi, who died few days ago,
was consecrated Bishop in 1850, and
next after Bishop Lee of Delaware,
'consecrated in 184l.r was the senior
Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States. Bishop
Williams Of Connecticut is next in order
of seniority. ,ss
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CURRENT COMMENT.
The wheat crop Of Washington Ter
ritory for 1886 is placed at $4,000
bushels, from an acreagefof AS, 900.

PRIScE ALEXANDER, the deposed-
Bulgarian monarch, is lying i'll with the.
smallpox at his fathers house in Darm-
stadt.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-03-12

81 was most ready to return q blow and
would not brook atIall this sort Of thing
Tor knew could cure all damages with
SalyationtC Ill
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Total 81 actual approp riatlons ss47, 3S7, IA
The river and harbor bill, which was not
signed, appropriated -, $500, and the
deficiency, which did not pass, though it
was agreed upon In conferences, carried an
appropriate ton OF "A, sa7b, U.S.. ..5..
March 9th, Hon. Arthur Macarthur,
associate Justice of the. supreme court Of the
District OF Columbia, at present holding
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

{ The signal service is likely to be
sadly piinched by the failure of the, general
deficiency bill. The deficiency estimates
for this service aggregated s23,77O a large
part Of the total being estimated for
transportation and mileage. The estimate
for transportation and baggage amounted
to only q, 425, but the failure Of congress to
appropriate that sum will cause much em-
,barrassment, for, according to, tbs, state
ment of the chief signal officer, it is
now impossible to move d man, even to
discharge or fre-enlist. him. or, to replace
those who are dead or dangerously Jill. The
term of service of a number Of men has ex-
3pired, but they must be retained in the
corps from lack Of money to send them to
their homes. The most serious consequence
Of the failure of the bill, perhaps, will be
the discontinuance Of the storm warnings,
cold waves, ETC., at a number Of Important
points owing to- the failure of the item
appropriating $1S, 900 for telegraphing and
reporting these warnings.
The following is q statement of the.
footings Of the appropr iation bills passed at
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-02-22
The caIsson Disease.
fsanitarv Engineer


What is known as the ''caisson disease" is
not produced by the mere increase of atmos-
pheric pressure, but by the sudden diminu-
ton of it on leaving the caisson, which pro-
duces ruptures of small blood-vessels in va
rlous tissues. The first symptoms are usually
acute pain coming on suddenly, beginning Of
ten in the knees. The workmen speak of
these as cramps" but there is really no
cramp or muscular spasm. Sometimes there
will follow congestion of the brain, and the
man will stagger as il drunk. The main
source of the trouble, however is in the spi-
nal cord, producing paralysis. usually of the
lower half of the body. The sensations Of
pain may continue in a leg which is entirely
insensible to pricking or pinching In fatal
cases profound sleep usually precedes death.
Recovery from the paralysis may occur, but
often only after the lapse Of several years.
The most frequent cause of this trouble is the
too rapid locking out'-that is, the not al
lowing sufficient time to gradually equalize
the pressure of the air-lock with that Of the
outer air. The men are, of course, impatient
to get out, and some Of them will urge that
the escape-cocks shall be opened wider. The
rule should be that for each additional at
m0Sphere of pressure six minutes should be
allowed in locking out Stout and heavy
men are most likely to suffer and should not
be employed if others can be had No man
having heart or lung disease should be en-
ployedi in this kind of work, and it will pay
to have workmen examined by competent
physician before they are taken on. After
the men come out of the lock they should not
have to make much exertion, such as climb
ing long ladders, etc. For this reason it is
much better for the men that the air-lock
should be at the top, instead of at the bottom,
of the shaft. They should never enter the
caisson with empty st0machs, and they must
avoid the use of alcoholic drinks They
should have extra clothing to put on when
tbsy aQpt at.thee l99G vtak.iBGi st,hAGa
especially by insisting on and enforcing the
gradual diminntion Of pressure in locking
out, increasing the time in proportion to the
pressure, the dangers of caisson-work NAV
be greatly diminished, and much suffering.
delay. and eXnanSa avnidad %